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Off-Side Undo - May 6, 2007
This Way and That
Members of the EMC headed off in
different directions over the third
weekend of April 2007.
Jim and Faye Enzman, Clay and Debbie
Johnston and Martha and I all met in
Pensacola Beach on Friday April 20th
for the 15th Annual Panhandle
British Car Club Association’s Brits
on the Bay gathering. That evening's
Red Beans and Rice Reception was
another great one with folks from
all over the Southeast arriving in
time for the food and social hour.
Saturday broke bright and early for
those of us that decided to be a lay
about on Friday afternoon. After car
cleaning we all headed over to
Admiral Mason Park in Pensacola for
the show. The new sight was in great
shape for the show with lush green
grass. A more perfect sight would
have been hard to come-by.
Overlooking Pensacola Bay and taking
the breeze and the sun, you just
can’t beat it.
Walter and Kathy Mashburn were on an
extended holiday so the didn’t make
it down in their Triumph but did
stop by for a visit.
Ballots were distributed and
returned with the winners announced
at 4:00pm. Jim Enzman was awarded
3rd place in the 741/2 -76 MGB
class. Congratulations Jim! People’s
Choice Award went to Bill and
Melissa Silhan for their 1951
Daimler Empress.
Heading in the other direction was
Pat Cashman, spending Saturday in
Marshall Texas at the Gene Ponder /
RM Auction. Pat indicated there was
a great turn out with some of the
bidding getting really hot and heavy
in East Texas. A large part of the
collection went under the gavel and
has now been moved to new homes. Pat
noted that Mr. Cobra himself,
Carroll Shelby made the event.
Other Happenings Around
Blake Sonnier made it up from Lake
Charles LA over the weekend to
pickup his new project. I’d been
contacted by the owner here in
Jackson who was clearing his garage
of a 1974 MGB GT. I’d gone down a
few weeks ago to look over the car
and found it to be pretty straight
and relatively rust free. Blake and
the owner exchanged contacts and
arrived at a price and a pickup
date. Blake’s regular driver is the
1972 MGB that’s about as yellow as
yellow can get. Blake has made our
show over the last few years along
with the white RB that his wife
Kathy drives. I wonder whom the GT
will go to? It’s great to see good
cars go to deserving homes.
I ran across Jim Trunzler at one of
my favorite watering holes this past
week. Jim’s picking up some business
down at his shop in Crystal Springs
MS. He’s recently completed an
engine replacement in Al Adam’s 1960
Rover P4 and all indications are
that it's running great. We’ll be
looking forward to the rollout at
Brits by the River ‘07 in September.
I hope that everyone’s been taking
advantage of the great weather we’ve
been enjoying here of late. Over the
weekend after meeting with the
Primo’s Early Breakfast Car Club
members I took off on a short
excursion south of Florence to High
Point, to Harrisville and made a
left over to Braxton. This was my
exploratory back roads run over to
the EMC’s upcoming gathering at Mike
and Alice Glore’s new place. I had a
great run and other than getting
lost a couple of times, which ain’t
all bad it made for a very
refreshing early morning outing. I
even made it into Braxton for their
Annual Fireman’s Fund Flea Market. A
great time on the road. Get out and
enjoy it often.
Don’t forget that May 26 - June 3 is
officially British Car Week.
Here are opportunities to get yours
out of the garage during May and
join members of the EMC:
MAY 12, 2007 - Mike and Alice
Glore's Garage Visit / Braxton MS
Mike and Alice Glore have evaluated
the EMC’s propensity for disaster
and agreed that we appear harmless
and safe. On May 12th the EMC will
travel down to Braxton finding the
most hidden and out of the way roads
to get there. Those in the Jackson
area, we’ll meet in the parking lot
of the Wal-Mart on Highway 49 in
Richland MS at 10:00am. Bring a
bucket of the Colonel or surprise us
with your own special recipe.
Details: Gene Johnston hm (601)
607-7021 wk (601) 952 - 2653 cl
(601) 201 0801
MAY 18-19, 2007 - Sports Cars at
Buck Creek / Helena AL
The Birmingham British Car Club has
made a move for 2007 to the hamlet
of Helena AL. Folks that have missed
this show in the past have really
missed a great weekend and the new
location looks like a win-win for
everyone. This is mixed show with
cars from most old world countries
attending. A real event!
Details: www.birminghambmc.org
<http://www.birminghambmc.org/>
MAY 26, 2007 - EMC Drive Thru
History / The River City Tour
EMC’s Drive Thru History has been a
great way to get the top down and
that far-away look in your eyes as
we travel the highways and byways of
the state. The Mapmiester Ron has
turned to planning over to Pat and
Barbara Cashman for this year’s
tour. We'll start out from Rocky
Springs at 8:30am and wind south
then north with a little west and
east thrown in to get us back to
Vicksburg for our overnight stay.
The host hotel is the Hampton Inn &
Suites on Clay Street, tel
601-636-6100. People should make
reservations now and refer to the
English Motoring Club and
confirmation #82092519. A block of
rooms has been blocked at a
discounted rate.
Details: Pat or Barbara Cashman
(601) 638 - 3240
Gene Johnston hm (601) 607-7021 wk
(601) 952 - 2653 cl (601) 201 0801
Happy Motoring
Gene
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